Babylons downfall a sermon lately preached at Westminster before sundry of the honourable House…

As now suppose that a fool, a mad man, or a beast should come into the congregation, though they should see the water of Baptism, yet they would not see the Sacrament, or half the Sacrament, because they could not see it under it's relation. Wherefore my beloved, when ever you shall behold the hand of God upon the world, in the fall of Babylon, and his great works, that way, be sure that ye behold them under the relation, in relation to the Lords threatening, and say; True, here is a Babylonish Priest, crying out, Alas, Alas my living, I have wife and children to maintain, and all is gone, my preferment is gone, my hope is gone, my place, and office gone. But all this is to perform the judgement threatened; God threatened before, that he would put it into the hearts of the Princes of the earth to eat her flesh, and drink her blood, Revel. 17. 16. Now it is in a great measure fulfilled, for her great revenues, and rich livings are in part her flesh, and blood. God said before, Revel. 18. That her Merchants should stand a far off weeping, & wailing, and saying, Alas, alas, that great City. Thus is the word of the Lord fulfilled, and God is faithful.

As now suppose that a foole, a mad man, or a beast should come into the congregation, though they should see the water of Baptisme, yet they would not see the Sacrament, or halfe the Sacrament, because they could not see it under it's relation. Wherefore my beloved, when ever you shall behold the hand of God upon the world, in the fall of Babylon, and his great works, that way, be sure that ye behold them under the relation, in relation to the Lords threatning, and say; True, here is a Babylonish Priest, crying out, Alas, Alas my living, I have wife and children to maintaine, and all is gone, my preferment is gone, my hope is gone, my place, and office gone. But all this is to performe the judgement threatned; God threatned before, that he would put it into the hearts of the Princes of the earth to eat her flesh, and drink her blood, Revel. 17. 16. Now it is in a great measure fulfilled, for her great revenues, and rich livings are in part her flesh, and blood. God said before, Revel. 18. That her Merchants should stand a far off weeping, & wailing, and saying, Alas, alas, that great Citie. Thus is the word of the Lord fulfilled, and God is faithfull.